The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-03-25

enough. WAS embarrassing a
horse from sleigh and they took
me tor II thief. | told them | only
wanted 10 20 faster, but all the
same | am here. Truly, | am "A
great criminal, aud should have
been here before, only, you see, the
police didn't know it,"
"And you are from where ~
"Vladimir; am a shopkeeper of
that city. My name is Maker aud
that Of my father Semionovltch."
Aksenov lifted his head. "Did
you ever hear them speak OF the
merchants Aksen0v % said he.
care any OF them livIngY'
"Of course" said Maker; "they
are rich merchants now, although
their father was sent to Siberia"
AkSenov did not like to speak of
his mlsfOrtunes, SO he only sighed
aud held his tongue. His comrades
were not reticent, however, and
soon had given the newcomer the
details of his sad history. lie was
very much interested and looked at
AkSenov with astOniShment-some.
thing like uneasness. He refused
to answer any more questions and
tried to turn the subject.
But Aksenov would not let him
something in the manner of the
man halt aroused his suspicious,
and he pressed him closely.
"Did you ever hear them speak
of my affair. Semionovitch 7" said
be; Sand do you remember any
thing about %
"No," he responded; the earth is
full of ears, and | heard of it, OF
course, but it's so long since it hap
pened that have forgotten what
was said"
"But do they know who killed
the merchantW Aksenov continued.
''The one IN whose bag The knife
was found, of course. How could |
it be otherwise ? " by Dimitrie-
Witch, the bag was under your head
lnd you'd have heard him."
Maker did not seem to notice the
Slip he made, and Aksenov SAID
nothing either; bur, more aud
more convinced that he was in the
presence of Riazau'S murderer, got
Ip aud lett the room.
But all that night he could not
leep; the face Of his wife, as she
ooked when lie babe her good bye
o 20 to the fair rose up before him
Ie saw her laugh. he heard her
peak. He felt his little children
IeStling in mS arms, and thought
himself as young, gay and happy,
Jm,ing in the garden with his tani.
Y about hun, then seated on the
teps OF he inn where they arrested
i'm. Again he was under the lash I
t the horrible knOut. loaded With
and herded with convicts. I
niger as bitter as death filed his {
cart, and he would gladly have
led TO be revenged upon the |
retch-the brigaud-who had
insed it all. He prayed all night s
ndeavoIing to calm himself, but it ]
as in vain.
Thus fifteen days passed by. /
ksenOv neither touched nor spoke :
, Makar SemlonOvitch. He never .
Osed his eyes at night, and spent l
Ie hours in such lumult of COLI Z
citing emotions that he scarcely
lew what he was doing. t,
One night, as he was pacing his @
III, as usual, wondering what it u
as best for him to do, he suddenly U
,ticed that a plank had been loOS Il
ed behind his bed. He stopped W
examine ii, when all at once Ma n'
+ SemiOnovitch stood before him, %
frightful expression of rage aud re
agrin dIstOrting his cOunteuance. ss
} would have turned away and 10
[ biw, but Maker seized him by &C
3 hand aud held him fast, telling SO
n with what Incredible labor he
Il tnnDeled beneath his cell, OF
rryIng away the dirt ia his boots. 81
keep silence aud you shall go qi
Ih me-" he SAID "say word and ly
'ill kill yOuw sy
Thou has no need TO kill me-" be
d AkSeuov, trembling with pas pt
q; thou didst that years ago. eT
tor myself, | have no wish to ly
ape but whether L denouuee ns
4 or not God only will decide.7 il
Tue next day when the convIcts sc
10 taken cut 10 work, traces of pt
Sh dirt we're discovered on Ma sii
Is boots. An examination OF th
prison was made at once aud iu
tunnel was found. be
There was no evidence against til
: one in particular, aud The con- pO
Is would not reveal the Truth, po
they knew that the ofeuder una
uld be whipped to death. WI
Man Of Coil" cried the Govern So,
Of the prison, addressing Akseu- lits
ssyon are just aud truthful de
o me the name OF the man who me-
this thing.7 Hemionovitch PEI
lained impossible, but AksenOv th,
nbled like Leaf; bis lips open ga
be struggled TO speak, but the tit
DIS would not come. alt | am Ii
nt, be thought, 'they viii let tas
of; bat why should 1 do this 7 eal
.lieye him to be the assassin OF for
zau, aud yeti cannot, it / would, ab
re it-N 81.
| will not tell you,1 be said at va
10 The Governor, fixing bis a.